Beyond and Beneath Tours

11/06/2024

Berlin has been through a lot, and has so many stories to tell 🔎 📚👣 🗺️

Whether you’re interested in the history of crime, protest, medicine or design, Berlin has it all and we’re here to show you!

⬆️ Booking link in bio ⬆️

09/08/2023

It is August - the clouds have rolled in and some days it feels like the summer is almost over. We’re catching the sun while we can with loads of tours in August (Link in Bio for tickets and more information):

11.08. 14:00 Zerbrochene Utopien: Die vielen Leben der Stalinallee (auf Deutsch)

11.08. 17:00 Broken Utopias: The Many Lives of Stalinallee (in English)

12.08. 14:00 Hinter Knastmauern: Eingesperrt in Moabit (auf Deutsch)

12.08. 16:30 Hansaviertel: A Design for Life (in English)

19.08. 14:00 Berliner Charité: 300 Jahre bei Krankheit und Gesundheit (auf Deutsch)

19.08. 17:00 Berlin Charité: 300 Years in Sickness and Health (in English)

25.08. 13:00 Protest in der Hauptstadt: Berlin und die Geschichte des Widerstands (auf Deutsch)

25.08. 16:00 Protest and the City: Berlin and the History of Resistance (in English)

26.08. 11:30 : Design für das Leben? (auf Deutsch)

26.08. 14:00 Behind Prison Walls: Locked Up in Moabit (in English)

If you would like to book a private tour, please send us an email at [email protected]

14/03/2023

Spring is here! Fifteen degrees and sky on fire in Berlin. And yes, no filter.

09/12/2022

Taking a moment to look back on our Christmas walking tours in the Nikolaiviertel last weekend. Thank you to everyone who came out in freezing temperatures for some festive historical fun - we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. A special thanks in particular to .farm.berlin for providing some lovely prizes for our guests!

We're now off for our winter hibernation and we'll keep ourselves busy coming up with some new micro tours for you all come 2023. See you then!

07/11/2022

We are very excited to announce a special, brand new Christmas micro tour for this December! 🤓

The tour will take you through the beautiful Nikolaiviertel, uncovering wintery tales from over 750 years of Berlin history. And because it's the festive season, on this tour there'll be a specially designed game with the chance to win prizes... And who doesn't love a prize?! 🥳

So join us on 3rd December at 17:00! There will be groups in both English and German, so wrap up warm and join us for a fun historical romp through Christmas past 🎅

Tickets are available on our website or send us a message!

28/09/2022

We had so much this fun this weekend at the latest edition of the Walking Tours for German Learners exploring Moabit, getting to know each other better and, of course, talking lots of German 😍🤓

Thanks to everyone who came!! The next one will be on 29th October - save the date! More details to be announced soon...

Bis bald! ☺️

05/07/2022

One year ago today, we had our first micro tour! 🥳

Time really does fly. Since then, we have had so much fun exploring Berlin's history with you all. We're truly grateful to each and every one of you who have come on tours, laughed with us, shared stories and ideas with us, asked questions and generally shared in our passion for this city 🙏🥰

So thanks for the memories this first year! And we have plenty of exciting ideas lined up for the next one...😏😍😎

18/05/2022

A sunny day in Berlin is for:
- reading up on new tours in the park
- being distracted by your colleague
- taking a selfie 🤳😎

08/05/2022

Another sunny weekend in Berlin and another wonderful tour, this time with the Latvian community in Berlin. We explored protest history around Alexanderplatz and travelled in time from 1448 to 1989. And we all agreed that the bear in Berlin's city seal from the 14th century looks like a starving wolf - what do you think? 🤔

Find out more about this and other tours we offer on our website, Link in Bio ⏫️

30/04/2022

26/04/2022

Es war sehr schön mit euch! 🥳

See you on May 21! 😎

20/04/2022

We're looking forward to this weekend and the return of our Walking Tours for German Learners, organised together with the wonderful Lalia Berlin - Language Classes.

This Saturday (23 April) we're going to be exploring the fascinating Hansaviertel and discovering this part of the city's history with a tour especially designed for German learners. After the tour, we carry on the conversation over Kaffee und Kuchen 🍰

The weather's looking like it'll be great, so come and join us! Link to book tickets below 😎

31/12/2021

We're taking a moment to look back over the past twelve months and our first year as Beyond and Beneath Tours.

Thank you to all of you who have been with us from our launch and who have come on our tours this year. We are so grateful and have had so much fun with you all.

We are taking a little winter break to work on some exciting new tours and ideas for 2022. We can't wait to share it all with you! We'll be back from February.

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year and see you soon!

08/12/2021

In need of some gift inspiration this time of year?! Let us help you out...🎅

BB Tours vouchers are now available for all of our tours, including customised walks! Perfect for anyone planning to visit Berlin or looking for a new experience in the city. Find them on our website or send us an email: [email protected] 🥳

09/11/2021

OTD 32 years ago, the Berlin Wall fell, marking the end of 28 years of a closed border between East and West Berlin. A border that divided not just a city, but countless families and friends.

There are still some parts of the Wall that stand in memory of this division. Do you know where this is?

21/09/2021

We're calling it - autumn has arrived in Berlin. But we love this time of year in the city and with our beautiful new umbrellas, we're ready for the rain... and so are our guests 😉🌦️

So grab your coats, find the orange umbrellas and get outside exploring with one of our tours this autumn! 🥳

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02/09/2021

Ab sofort sind unsere Mikro-Touren auch auf Deutsch verfügbar 🥳🥳🥳

You can find all upcoming tours on our website: www.bbtours.berlin

We offer micro tours – compact walking tours for people curious about Berlin’s past and present. TOURS Our tours explore the depth of a place’s culture and history, rather than rushing from one site to another. Tours Whether you’re just visiting or you’ve lived in the city for years – co...

27/08/2021

Double rainbow in the sky over Berlin today 😍🌈
Have a great weekend everyone!

17/08/2021

Take your ears on a walk through Berlin's summertime with our playlist 🎧🎶

Listening to music made in or inspired by Berlin is another great way to explore the city. From well-known hits to hidden gems, David Bowie to Robots in Disguise, our summer playlist has it all...

And here's hoping summer in Berlin lasts just a little longer 🙏

Check the playlist out here 👇 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4WsBcE3EKfiYnJgi7mDuE9?si=d56ce41d077248ba

08/08/2021

06/08/2021

The two Bs in BB Tours don't stand for Berlin and beer, but they could. There are at least 65 breweries in Berlin and the number keeps growing. We're raising a toast on this International Beer Day to some of our favourite Berlin brewers!

31/07/2021

OTD 578 years ago: 31st of July 1443, the fiercesome Friedrich II, also known as Eisenzahn or Irontooth, laid the foundations of the Berlin castle on the northern side of the Spree island (today’s Museum Island). Building his castle was one step too far for rebellious Berliners who destroyed the dam on the river Spree and flooded the building site as part of riotous actions in 1448 that have gone down in history as Berliner Unwille or Berlin Indignation.

This site has gone through many transformations over the last 500 years, comment below if you know what is here now 👇

25/07/2021

After opened for visitors at the start of this week, we thought it was time for a little research trip to the .global exhibition.

It was great to finally see inside the reconstructed palace and the unfolding of the latest chapter in this site's momentous history. A trip here is the perfect accompaniment to our "Protest and the Square" tour, which explores the uprisings at this site that have shaped Berlin for centuries, going all the way back to the Berliner Unwille in the 1400s and continuing right up to today.

13/07/2021

We're excited to tell you more about another of our brand new tours:

Beyond the Graves: The Fights and Flights of Invalidenfriedhof

Invalidenfriedhof is no typical graveyard. Once part of one of the deadliest borders in the world - the infamous Berlin Wall – this graveyard holds many stories to be told beneath its surface. On this tour, we look beyond the graves and explore the twists and turns of over 250 years of German history.

Head to our website bbtours.berlin for more info and to book your tickets!

We offer micro tours – compact walking tours for people curious about Berlin’s past and present. TOURS Our tours explore the depth of a place’s culture and history, rather than rushing from one site to another. Tours Whether you’re just visiting or you’ve lived in the city for years – co...

10/07/2021

Grey days don't stop us from wanting to get out into the city, so allow us to present our top tour this weekend:

Protest and the Square: Alexanderplatz and the History of Resistance

Uprisings and demonstrations have defined Berlin over the 800 years of the city. While Alexanderplatz is on the must-see list of every tourist in town, this micro tour takes an alternative look at Berlin's busiest square, seeking the traces of its most momentous protests as well as lesser-known acts of civil courage.

Book your tickets here: https://bbtours.berlin/protest-and-the-square-alexanderplatz-and-the-history-of-resistance/

07/07/2021

Allow us to introduce our tours to you...

Behind Prison Walls: Getting into Trouble in Moabit

Moabit is a district that has been home to radical thinkers throughout the centuries - just not always voluntarily. From the brutal repression of Nazi-era resistance to daring prison escapes of Red Army Faction members, this tours dives into stories of crime, punishment and people not afraid to get into trouble.

Read more and book your tickets here: https://bbtours.berlin/behind-prison-walls-getting-into-trouble-in-moabit/

05/07/2021

Now that summer 2021 is open for business, it’s time to explore the glorious city of Berlin. We bring to you micro tours - compact and accessible walking tours that focus on big history in small locations.

Starting this summer, discover the fascinating history of places such as Moabit, Alexanderplatz and Invalidenfriedhof. Tours are 1.5 - 2 hours long and suitable for visitors and locals alike.

Tickets are available now on www.bbtours.berlin. We can’t wait to meet you on a tour!

Charlotte & Martina

We offer micro tours – compact walking tours for people curious about Berlin’s past and present. TOURS Our tours explore the depth of a place’s culture and history, rather than rushing from one site to another. Tours Whether you’re just visiting or you’ve lived in the city for years – co...

03/07/2021